Quite often I’m contacted by people who have children or loved ones with ADD. It can be a tough condition to live with and I offer them coaching to help them understand the behavior of that person better. While supporting and helping loved ones with ADD is a great idea, acting as an ADD Coach really isn’t a great idea. There is just way too much emotion involved and an ADD Coach needs to be far enough removed from the situation to be an effective ADD Coach.
I have recently seen people talking about being their own ADD Coaches. That is just a really bad idea. As both an ADD Coach and a firstborn child who has a very hard time asking for and accepting help myself, I can see both sides of the coin. It just becomes second nature to want to do things ourselves and not trust others to be able to help us.
People with ADD are usually their own worst critics. No matter how well-adjusted people with ADD are they can never be fair and impartial when it comes to their own thoughts and ideas. They need another person to bounce their ideas off and for that person to be completely non-judgmental when coaching them.
Working with an ADD Coach can be very helpful to people with Attention Deficit Disorder. An ADD Coach can help by adding a different perspective on things. ADD Coaching can help a person with ADD come up with strategies to complete projects and tasks. Sometimes a very small change in the way a person goes about doing something can make a huge difference. Working with a coach can help an individual with ADD to figure out their strengths and talents. When most people try and coach themselves, they get stuck in thinking about improving things that they’re already good at. A coach can help people with ADD find the best way forward.
